Hotel Hellsten is located in a building dating from 1898. The hotel designer and founder, has kept the old style of typical bourgeois family flats, with some rooms having kakelugnar, a Swedish style of tile or porcelain chimneys, and stuccatio and wooden panels. The rooms are all individually designed to reflect their natural advantages, which means a stay at the Hellsten is both a pleasure and an aesthetic experience. "The founder's Great Great Grandfather, Carl Fredrik Hellsten had, in addition to his job as a mining expert, an inn in Ljusnarsberg in the Swedish county of Bergslagen. He had inherited this inn from his father. In 1871, some time after the great famine in Sweden, he decided to get rid of this enterprise. He wanted to move to Stockholm for a safer existence and so that his sons could get an education. His first thought was to start a small hotel business but reality did not want this. Instead he found himself working hard as a clerk to feed his family. They lived in the parish of Adolf Fredrik in Stockholm. They had their residence at Kammakargatan, two blocks away from the hotel. Carl Fredrik's son Johan, who became a publisher of architectural books, had his shop at Drottninggatan and his home at Luntmakargatan, the street where the Hotel Hellsten is today located. In 2004, 130 years later, Hotel Hellsten opens its doors to continue a family tradition. * Guests of the Hotel Hellsten enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning. * Hotel Hellsten Bar & Lounge: Informal lounge bar with decor inspired by Africa and Asia. Serves drinks and bar snacks. * Guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast before relaxing with a coffee and complimentary newspaper in the lounge. * Multilingual staff on the 24-hour front desk can assist with currency exchange and advise on local sightseeing opportunities, while there is Internet access for those who wish to plan their own itineraries. * Active guests can make use of the hotel’s fitness equipment and there is a sauna for those wishing to unwind after a day’s sightseeing. * 12 of Hotel Hellsten's 78 rooms have traditional porcelain stoves, in beautiful colours and forms. In these days of high fire restrictions in hotels they are principally an aesthetic feature, but if you wish we can light it up with candles. * Interior design and furnishings change from room to room. Some rooms feature various antiques, including Swedish farm antiques, while others have a distinct Asian touch. The rooms have the necessary support functions for a productive and relaxing stay with TV and broadband access. * The bathrooms all have showers, and there are some with a bathtub as well. The bathrooms are tiled with Karystos stone on the walls. Karystos is a rich, grey slate, which has been imported from a quarry on a Greek Island. All bathrooms are equipped with floor heating, towel dryer, hair dryer, telephone, etc. Hotel Hellsten is right in the heart of Stockholm, within proximity of all central buildings and key locations. The locality is one of the most exciting in Stockholm, with a multitude of restaurants of all types within a few minutes walking distance. A full choice for all tastes. Located in a building dating from 1898... * Arlanda Airport - 40 km * Concert House * Culture House * Opera House – 2 km * Dramaten Theatre – 2 km * Skansen (open-air museum and zoo) – 3 km * Grona Lund (amusement park) – 3 km * Vasa Museum – 3 km